CEA Attempts to Lure Apple-Related Vendors
We already know that Apple is pulling out of Macworld, but does the company have plans to move to CES, the colossal electronics showcase that takes place in Las Vegas every year around the same time as Macworld? Jason Oxman from the Consumer Electronics Association told CNET this weekend that next year, there will be space on the showroom floor set aside specifically for Apple-related products.
Oxman won’t name the businesses that plan on showcasing next year, but he says he’s pleased with the feedback he’s received. The news can come as disconcerting to Apple fans, especially considering that major presenters like Adobe and Belkin pulled out of Macworld this year. Hopefully, this doesn't foreshadow the end of Macworld anytime soon.
Apple is a CEA member and has a “longstanding relationship” with the group. It is doubtful that the company would exhibit at CES, because Apple feels it no longer needs to debut its products at trade shows.
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Quayzar
January 12, 2009 at 9:20pm
While I am still somewhat optimistic for the future of MacWorld but I become less and less so by the day. That being said I always wanted Apple in CES showing direct comparison and such but I wanted that in conjunction with MacWorld but since Apple's keen on leaving MacWorld behind them maybe a kind of MacWorld held right at CES would be a nice compromise. I imagine it might actually be to the benefit of all who attend because then people can go back and forth between the Mac and Windows environments and see how much better the Mac is. One of the best things of MacWorld was the community but if they could transplant that to Vegas then a MacWorld Mark II of sorts could live on instead.
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